Example sentences of "and [verb] [to-vb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Aszal had all the documents required from a returning immigrant , but he was questioned for four hours and made to wait for four hours and then told he could go . |
| 2 | The art seems to have died out in Crete altogether , yet mysteriously reappeared in Mycenae in the thirteenth century BC ; Sinclair Hood ( 1978 ) has suggested that after the conquest of Minoan Crete by Myceneans , the finest craftsmen may have been taken by force to the mainland and made to work for new masters . |
| 3 | These images also interact with other texts , particularly newspaper accounts of similar conditions , and combine to confirm for many White spectators that the truth is that housing and employment problems and so on will not go away unless Blacks are sent away or at least have their entry to Britain severely restricted . |
| 4 | May I draw to the attention of the Secretary of State the case of a Wakefield man who was refused expensive injections for infertility by a fund-holding GP and told to apply for that treatment to a non fund-holding practice in Wakefield ? |
| 5 | In the centuries where children were treated like Oliver Twist and worse ; where children were beaten , half-starved , and put to work for sixteen hours a day and more ; it is not surprising that horses were treated no better . |
| 6 | Where a block grant has been paid in the past , the Department will continue to do so unless or until an alternative arrangement is reached with the provider , and undertakes to pay for new individual placements from 1st April 1993 at not less than the DSS rate . |
| 7 | Fresh material should be put into water and allowed to drink for several hours as soon after cutting as possible . |
| 8 | The flow pattern , and allowed to run for many years of simulated time , generating a sequence of day-to-day ‘ weather ’ , |
| 9 | In a case where a principal instructs as selling agent for his property or goods a person who to his knowledge acts and intends to act for other principals selling property or goods of the same description , the terms to be implied into such agency contract must differ from those to be implied where an agent is not carrying on such general agency business . |
| 10 | Remove the dish from the oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes before serving . |
| 11 | MIX IN THE MEAT CUBES AND ALLOW TO MARINATE FOR SEVERAL HOURS OR OVERNIGHT . |
| 12 | Pour over 600 ml of boiling water and allow to steep for 10–15 minutes . |
| 13 | Remove from the heat and allow to stand for 2–3 minutes before serving . |
| 14 | Then cover and turn off the heat and allow to stand for 1 hour . |
| 15 | Kendall axed Johnston after accusing his players of possessing a big-time mentality and failing to scrap for vital Premier League points in the less-glamourous matches . |
| 16 | An animal must similarly collect ‘ free ’ energy and continue to search for new energy sources which must at least repay the costs of the search . |
| 17 | Turn down the heat to a simmer and continue to cook for another 8–10 minutes or until most of the water has evaporated . |
| 18 | ‘ We recruit people who can identify with our high standards , all staff are recruited with the specific client in mind and continue to work for that client only . |
| 19 | A very common reaction is when parents felt emotionally deprived as a child and try to over-compensate for this by providing material possessions for their children as proof of their love and care . |
| 20 | I left her , and went to search for more information in a different place . |
| 21 | But I stopped myself , and went to look for another hiding place . |
| 22 | Hoping against all hope that Claire had n't snapped the last link between them and gone to look for that bastard … |
| 23 | Place the cous cous in a bowl , pour over warm water to cover and leave to soak for 10 mins . |
| 24 | After a while , the lad turned up back at the farm and offered to work for two shillings and pay his own insurance stamp . |
| 25 | Later in India and Africa , entire villages were rounded up and forced to work for minimal wages set by foreign officials . |
| 26 | Place the skimmed milk , peppercorns , garlic , onion , bay leaf and nutmeg in a saucepan and leave to sit for 1 hour . |
| 27 | Sprinkle the gelatine over four tablespoons of water and leave to swell for 5 minutes . |
| 28 | Add strips of beef and leave to marinate for 24 hours . |
| 29 | Pour boiling water on to the leaves in a clean container or teapot and leave to stand for 3–10 minutes ( no longer , otherwise the flavour changes ) . |
| 30 | Add vegetables to oil mixture , toss together and leave to stand for 15 minutes . |